Bring Thai Girlfriend To Canada

[mikeymyke]

Yes for sure, how much longer do you have?

 

[ImABule]

Hey Mikeymyke, sort of off topic, was gonna DM you but your answer would probably help others too... How did you reduce the file size to meet the 3.5MB maximum while still providing so many docs?

I'm putting together a TRV application as we speak, but I have no hope in hell of fitting everything I want to submit.

 

[Shineon39]

Hey Mikeymyke, sort of off topic, was gonna DM you but your answer would probably help others too... How did you reduce the file size to meet the 3.5MB maximum while still providing so many docs?

I'm putting together a TRV application as we speak, but I have no hope in hell of fitting everything I want to submit.

Google "pdf reducer" its what I did for my trv application. There is plenty of free software who works really good

 

[mikeymyke]

Hey Mikeymyke, sort of off topic, was gonna DM you but your answer would probably help others too... How did you reduce the file size to meet the 3.5MB maximum while still providing so many docs?

I'm putting together a TRV application as we speak, but I have no hope in hell of fitting everything I want to submit.

My wife used Photoshop to put all the files together into a single .gif or .jpeg file. She kept lowering the picture quality of that single file until it was under 3.5 MB. If the pic quality was too bad, then we would check to see if we can delete anything that's not necessary. She went to extremes such as cropping off portions of documentation that were blank or unimportant, in order to reduce the file size.

Good on you for sending a lot of documentation, it's very important to improve the chances of her getting the TRV.

 

[ImABule]

My wife used Photoshop to put all the files together into a single .gif or .jpeg file. She kept lowering the picture quality of that single file until it was under 3.5 MB. If the pic quality was too bad, then we would check to see if we can delete anything that's not necessary. She went to extremes such as cropping off portions of documentation that were blank or unimportant, in order to reduce the file size.

Good on you for sending a lot of documentation, it's very important to improve the chances of her getting the TRV.

Thanks man, I'm including a lot of stuff but I'm not sure it will be approved because my wife does not own a house and she's unemployed

She moved back in with her parents while we wait for the PR and I've been sending her money every two weeks.

 

[ImABule]

Google "pdf reducer" its what I did for my trv application. There is plenty of free software who works really good

Thanks man

 

[Shineon39]

Thanks man

Good luck with your trv . Do you have to send it to SVO? Or is there another VO in indonesia for TRV.
For me it was Bangkok VO

 

[ImABule]

Good luck with your trv . Do you have to send it to SVO? Or is there another VO in indonesia for TRV.
For me it was Bangkok VO

Jakarta.

We applied for TRV and study permit after we married. It was refused and I got the notes from the application. Now we have an idea what they didn't like about the application so we will try for a 3-4 week visit now. That was both mine and my wife's first encounters with immigration/CIC and before I gained a plethora of knowledge on this forum so I suppose it wasn't put together very well.

 

[Scotia87]

Thanks to all who have replied with some great info.
I think we will wait until after my September visit to decide what we want to do about the TRV or just wait it out to apply for the PR after the wedding in January.

I'm sure you all know the feelings we are having right now. All we want is to be together without having to travel half way around the world every couple of months.

 

[Gopekob]

Thanks to all who have replied with some great info.
I think we will wait until after my September visit to decide what we want to do about the TRV or just wait it out to apply for the PR after the wedding in January.

I'm sure you all know the feelings we are having right now. All we want is to be together without having to travel half way around the world every couple of months.

I think you should apply the TRV by online because it's faster.
We applied for my TRV 28 Dec (at night) got approve 31 Dec(morning)
I only submitted the letter from by boss ,
my husband invitation(before b/f) to show how is your relationship with her and how do you gonna look after her for 2 weeks.
and more details.
Btw, I have US visa(maybe help)

Next step is PR (pray to Buddha )
Hope your g/f will get it

 

[Scotia87]

I think you should apply the TRV by online because it's faster.
We applied for my TRV 28 Dec (at night) got approve 31 Dec(morning)
I only submitted the letter from by boss ,
my husband invitation(before b/f) to show how is your relationship with her and how do you gonna look after her for 2 weeks.
and more details.
Btw, I have US visa(maybe help)

Next step is PR (pray to Buddha )
Hope your g/f will get it

Thanks for your input.

I actually just set up an online GCkey for her. I wanted to see what the process would be to get her a TRV. Wow that's a lot of documents you need to fill out. They definitely don't make it easy.

 

[Gopekob]

Yes too much work but not even 1% of PR.
LOL

 

[Scotia87]

Yes too much work but not even 1% of PR.
LOL

Never said too much work. Trust me I'm willing to do what I have to do to get her here. Either with a TRV or once we are married a PR. I was simply stating that the amount of forms, documents and letters are a bit overwhelming once you see them all. She's definetly worth the amount of time it's going to take to do this.

 

[Scotia87]

Another question.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere I have to be landed in Thailand three days before we go and get the marriage certificate. Is this true?
I get there on a Wednesday and we wanted to do this the following day so we get it out of the way before we spend sometime traveling.

Thanks.